Starboy wrote:bmurph128 wrote:Starboy wrote:
Lol what? KD is having a better regular season than Lebron. If Warriors win the finals and KD plays on this level in playoffs, it's not really a conversation. The only argument for Lebron right now is what he did over the course of 3 games 7 months ago. Big stage and all that, so I'm keeping him at #1 for now.
KD is having a better season than LeBron. But last year Steph had a MUCH better season than LeBron, and we saw what happened in the finals.
Regardless - let's say KD goes nuts in the 2nd half, wins MVP and FMVP sweeping the Cavs 4 straight. Before posting that you now think KD is better than LeBron, do this exercise:
Imagine a game between
The current Warriors
vs.
The current Warriors with LeBron instead of KD
Imagine what happens in this game. Stop yourself from posting that KD is better than LeBron.
So you put no value on the actual production, just hypotheticals?
I do put some value in actual production, but it's common sense to take into account the circumstances players play in too. It's logical that with the best "supporting cast" of all time, Durant will look better in every facet of his game, and could very well win the championship. But there's such a drastic different between the Warriors without KD and the Cavs without LeBron that it would be nearly impossible to put KD above LeBron based on their performances.
This exact scenario is why I thought KD going to the Warriors was a win/win for LeBron. If he loses, he lost to the best team ever assembled. The only team to ever have 2 MVPs in their prime on the same team.
But if he somehow wins, it's even better than last year, which is already the best finals victory of all time.
In this scenario, there will inevitably be some that suggest KD has surpassed LeBron - but the majority of the world won't see it that way. That's the drawback to joining the Warriors for KD. He has his cake - surpassing LeBron would be eating it.
